You'd love to have a family portrait session that fully captures who you are, how you connect, and how much affection surfaces when all the members of your family are present within the camera frame.

We're happy to capture your family in our studio, complete with gorgeous light and minimal distractions, or in your comfy-cozy home full of familiar toys and routines. No matter where our session takes place, we'll delight in your delight. And we'll encourage you to pay attention to one another instead of the camera, because there's no 'add happy' button in Photoshop.

We don't care whether you're barefoot or wearing fuzzy slippers, and we won't be sending over a twenty-page list of suggestions about what to wear. (We can make you look beautiful in sweat pants if you love each other.) We just want to capture your family. Your habits, your quirks, and your love. And when you view the images we've created together for the first time, we want the depth of love you feel for your family to grab you by the collar and bring tears to your eyes.

The video below provides a peek at how portrait sessions unfold. If you have questions or would like to schedule a portrait session, click on the 'Contact' link above or call 215-206-3689. Oh -- and thanks for stopping by, lovely!

-- Kristen & Haunani, Essential Imagery owners

P.S. That's Kristen up in the header -- Haunani is camera-shy.

MODEL CALL

Hey there, blogland.

I’d like to photograph a birth. I’d like to tell your story, as it happens, complete with joy and pain and waiting and tedium and elation and tears and full-throttle life. This comes after seeing some incredible birth photography, and feeling just how powerful the birth of a human being I’ve never met can be.

So, if you:

are currently pregnant
are not a photographer
are willing to have tasteful, emotional images of your baby’s birth shared on the blog
currently live within 50 miles of zip code 19087

Email me. Or call me at 215.206.3689. We’ll chat over decaf lattes and figure out if we’re a good fit. And which goodies you’d like to be rewarded with for being brave and going on a photographic adventure with me.